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TIL Homosexuals were officially barred from entering the US until 1990

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xJg TIL until the 18th century we had a “single-sex” view of the two bodies, where women were simply cold, “underdeveloped” men, whose penises never dropped. The vagina was an “inside-out penis,” and both men and women produced semen.
N7ZBP TIL, Wisconsin uses briny water from cheese production to de-ice their roads in winter.
DQMkD TIL In 2017, Tracy Donahue bought a picture for $4 from a thrift store, discovered it was by renowned artist N.C. Wyeth, and sold it for over $100,000.
4XpgX TIL that captive cheetah kittens are sometimes paired with rescue puppies to keep them calm and stress-free as they grow up.
d8GWZ TIL: Jennifer Lawrence had her first acting assignment at age nine, when she played the role of a prostitute in a church play that was based on the Book of Jonah.